TABLE 13-1
Mutagenie Activities of the Mutagens Isolated from Cooked Foodsc
Mutagenicity
(revert ant8/pg)
Abbreviation Chemical Name TA98 TA100 Source of Mutagen

Concentration of Mutagen
in Heated Material (ng/g)

Trp-P-1
3-Amino-l,4-dimethyl- 39 ,000
5H-pyrido[4, 3-b]indole

1,650 Broiled aun-dried
sardine
Broiled beef

13.3
53 (in raw beef)

Trp-P-2
3-Amino-l-methyl-5H- 104 , 200
pyrido[4,3-b]lndole

1,750 Broiled sun-dried
sardine

13.1
Glu-P-2
2-Amlnodipy rido [ 1 , 2-a : 1 , 900
S'^'-dJimidazole

1,200 Broiled sun-dried
cuttlefish

280
Phe-P-1
2-Amino-5-phenylpyridine 41
23 Broiled sun-dried
sardine

8.6
AaC
2-Aaino-9H-pyrido- 300
[2,3-b]indole

20 Grilled beef
Grilled chicken
Grilled onion

650
180
1.5

MeAaC
2-Amlno-3-methyl-9H- 200
pyrido[2, 3-^indole

120 Grilled beef
Grilled chicken

64
15

IQ
2-Aaino-3-®ethylimid- 4 33, 000
azo[4 ,5-f Jquinoline

7,000 Broiled sun-dried
sardine
Broiled beef

158
0.59

MelQ
2-Amlno-3,4-dimethyl- 661,000
imidazo[4 ,5-fJquinoline

30,000 Broiled sun-dried
sardine

72
MelQx
2-A»ino-3,8-dimethyl- 145,000
imidazo [4 , 5-f ] qulnoxa-
line ""

14,000 Fried beef
No information available.
Reference______________
Yamaizumi e£ al., 1980
Yamaguchi ejt al,, 1980s
Yamaizumi e£ al., 1980

Yamaguchi al., 1980b
Yamaizumi et al., 1980

Matsumoto et^ al., 1981
Matsumoto e£ al., 1981
Matsumoto £t al o, 1981

Matsumoto et_ al., 1981
Matsumoto e£ al., 1981

Yamaizumi et_ al., 1981
Sugimura e£ al., 1981
Yamaizumi et al., 1981

Kasai et al., 1981
aAdapted from Sugimura and Hagao, in press.